Articles filed under Illinois
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Rauner signs bill to reduce unemployment insurance costsDec 04, 2015 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation aimed at lowering the cost of unemployment insurance. The bill signed Friday was a compromise ...
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Military identifies 2 pilots killed in helicopter crashDec 04, 2015 6:00 am - FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) - The Army has identified two pilots killed in a helicopter crash near Fort Campbell. Fort Campbell said in a news release Friday the pilots were...
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Fire claims strip club that once was library, job centerDec 04, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON PARK, Ill. (AP) - Fire has claimed a southwestern Illinois strip club that was once a village library and community center after it was seized in a federal pr...
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Bradley University to expand online offeringsDec 04, 2015 6:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - Bradley University in Peoria is adding online master of arts degrees in clinical mental health counseling and professional school counseling. The pri...
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Petting zoo owner sentenced after animal cruelty guilt pleaDec 04, 2015 6:00 am - ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) - The owner of a now-defunct northern Illinois petting zoo has been sentenced to probation and jail time after pleading guilty to animal cruelty. ...
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Former Illinois judge imprisoned for heroin nears releaseDec 03, 2015 6:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A former southern Illinois judge serving a two-year prison sentence for heroin possession and a weapons charge has been assigned to a St. Louis h...
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Scott Air Force Base adds cyber security squadronsDec 03, 2015 6:00 am - SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AP) - Scott Air Force Base is boosting its cyber security efforts amid ongoing efforts to lure a federal spy agency's new regional headquarte...
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Lincoln museum to mark 150th anniversary of end of slaveryDec 03, 2015 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is marking the 150th anniversary of the end of slavery. The Springfield museum is displaying...
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No injuries or damage in Rockford school fireDec 03, 2015 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say fire officials are investigating an afternoon fire inside a Rockford high school bathroom that was quickly extinguished. The Rockfo...
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Gliniewicz funds to remain frozen until MondayDec 03, 2015 6:00 am - FOX LAKE, Ill. (AP) - An order to release frozen funds to the widow of a northern Illinois police officer who authorities say killed himself after embezzling from a yout...